Request For 2015 IATH Fellowship Proposals
The mission of the Institute for Advanced Technology in the Humanities (IATH) is to explore
and expand the potential of information technology as a tool for humanities research. To that
end, we offer a Fellowship Program to UVA faculty to support two distinct areas of research: (1)
the development of tools, scholarly resources, or scholarly projects utilizing digital technology
for analysis, investigation, modeling or other research activities; and (2) the study of the nature,
ethics, history, or future of digital technology as applied to some aspect of the humanities.
Fellows developing scholarly tools or projects aim at creation of a new digital product (or at least
a prototype) during their tenure. Those studying digital technology engage in reflective activity
such as organizing a scholarly conference or writing a monograph. Fellows are provided with
consulting, technical support, applications programming, and networked publishing facilities.
ELIGIBILITY
Faculty members involved in humanities research through any department of the University
are eligible to apply for fellowships. We interpret “humanities” very broadly, as can be seen
from the spectrum of disciplines represented in past projects, including Anthropology,
Architecture, Art History, Engineering Humanities, English, History, Landscape
Architecture, Music, and Religious Studies. Links to our projects are at
http://www.iath.virginia.edu/projects.html.
Those planning to submit an application are invited to discuss their proposals with IATH
Director Worthy Martin: please call (434) 924-4527 to schedule an appointment.
FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT
One Residential Fellowship will be awarded for a two-year period and will include office
space at the Institute, design and development assistance, use of equipment and software,
training, computer programming, budget resources, and development assistance to raise
additional grants and gifts to support the research project.
The applicant’s home department must commit to a half-time teaching release for the first
year and partial support for a research assistant.
The selection committee may also choose an applicant to receive an Associate Fellowship.
The Associate Fellowship lasts one academic year, and includes consulting services on
project design and technical issues, equipment loans, and grant assistance.
APPLICATION DEADLINE
Guidelines can be found at http://www.iath.virginia.edu/guidelines.html, and the application
form is available at http://www.iath.virginia.edu/application.html. Applications for the 20152016 academic year are due February 26, 2015.
Decisions of the selection committee will be made by the end of March, and fellowships will
begin June 1, 2015.
CONTACT INFORMATION
iath-info@virginia.edu
http://www.iath.virginia.edu
IATH, Box 400115, Charlottesville VA 22904-4115
Voice: (434) 924-4527
Fax: (434) 982-2363